20 yrs later I'm somehow a functional and successful adult in my late 30s, but this song still takes me back to some gloriously misspent late nights. those of you who are that age right now: ignore those who tell you you're wasting time having fun. none of that derailed my life in the long run, and it made for some unforgettable memories. i wouldn't take a minute of it back.
Music that CAN reach your SOUL , can NEVER be beaten ! It is what MAKES you fell , live & remember life . One of the vary FEW things as a human we CAN make in our vary short lives .
Very simple, because music is all about emotions and understanding the rythm but today's generation is obsessed with digital life and not witnessing real life with people and places. Kids now a days are just mehanical. To learn emotions and reaching new heights one must go out is real world. Digital maniacs cannot give birth to bethoven or Mozart. So they cannot produce good music.
It's, actually YOU'RE spirit; your soul-matrix is your incarnations or lack-there-of(emotions are you, your spirit in physical form; innocent always at the front of the line, except for now; all ignorant alive for their 1-4th only incarnations, to earn their seat. If, you believe it the other way around, you lack emotions at the expense of: chasing, "soul-growth(chasing falsified items, within your cart[hEart])".
A very dear friend of mine for the last 23 years passed away this afternoon after a long and grueling battle with cancer. This song was very special to both of us. I'd like to think the same feeling of heavenly release expressed so well in this song washed over him as he was finally lifted free of his terrible pain. Bless you, my loyal and precious friend, Steve.
My best friend for 30 yrs passed away from a drug overdose last year and this song was so special to both of us. Along with the movie "Broken Down Palace." That was us. R.I.P. J.K.
Delerium is an ambient electronic musical duo that formed in 1987, originally as a side project of the influential industrial music act Front Line Assembly. Throughout the band’s history, their musical style has encompassed a broad range, including dark ethereal ambient trance, voiceless industrial soundscapes, and electronic pop music. They are best known for their worldwide hit "Silence". Delerium has traditionally been a two-person project, but the only constant member throughout its history has been Bill Leeb. Leeb was a guest musician and early supporter of industrial dance pioneers Skinny Puppy, but after he left in 1986 he went on to create his own project, Front Line Assembly with collaborator Michael Balch. Later, the two worked on the side project Delerium and released their first album, Faces, Forms & Illusions.
I listen to this song and am haunted by my youth which I’ve been mourning for the last five years... Holy fuck, the memories. Words can’t describe my love for this song.
Same!! Walked into a gas station about 30 mins ago and this masterpiece was playing.. immediate chills all over, grabbed my phone to look for it and been blasting it for like 15 mins.. 💕💫✨
My wife and I spent some time in redruth england when we where both 20 yrs old and we first heard this song and it was pure magic. She tragically was taken in a car accident.This song holds a very special place as it brings back the smile I once shared.
My heart hurts for you. I lost my brother this way. I cannot imagine losing my wife. May the Lord's be gracious to you. May His favor be upon you and may He bring you peace.
Just close your eyes find a time, a place you heard this, go back and revisit it.
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I recommend the book (sci-fi) "House of Suns" - Alaistair Reynolds (also in ebook format) and be prepared to be transported to a whole different reality.
As incredible as Sarah is on this track, let's not forget the incredible vocals behind hers. Whoever is responsible for matching these voices together is why we're all here.
@@TJDious I know, my ex-boyfriend had just purchased Mythologie, so I dropped this lovely number from FLA ua-cam.com/video/D_iFNgWFa-0/v-deo.html I was like, it's the same two guys! I think that video stayed on for all of a 45 seconds before I was told to take it off.
2022 Still this song gives me the solace I need . Remember when my son was born only way to calm him down and make him fall asleep is playing this song. Her haunting voice keeps me and him sane!
This a favourite of mine & my brother who died Sep't 2015. It was silence we played When friend's, my son & nephew carried his coffin...I knew he was going to a better place as he suffered for too many yrs. Australia Melbourne.
I remember drinking whiskey, and a bottle of robutussin back in 2002 and listening to Sarah M all night…most reckless and serene night I have ever had.
I’m 26 years old and remember driving to universal studios with my mom when I was about 7 years old. This was her favorite song and will always be a good memory of her when I listen to it.
I mean that we listened to this song on our drive. But to add to that, I have never forgotten this song. It’s not only beautiful but it also brings me back to being a kid when everything was simple for me. It brings me the comfort that my mom was gave me.
This song, deliverance and lyrics, is initiation poetry. Specifically, it is a Graal work, a song of rescue, from the mundane and material world. It was her last, great work.
Replying and you are a year older. I'm 60 and the worst pain I experience now is oh sooooo longing for my youth. My beauty, my health, the clean slate before me. So I shut that shit down, turn on the music and feel it and i begin to move.
@@kathymyers7279 Nostalgia is such an intense and inexplicable emotion; beyond one word. This album was created and produced by two of my favorite industrial artists, never expected that they would do this, but it still transports my heart today and shows me why I strive to be a better creator.
I totally agree, the original is FAR better than any remix when it comes to this song. You just can't mess with PERFECTION! I am a huge fan of Delerium, and this album in particular is one of my all time favorites. Not a bad song on it... This is the song that initially sold me the record over 13 years ago....
A family friend that passed away from AIDS gave me a remix album with this song when I was a kid. This song takes me back, now a days and reminds me of them.
This makes so much more sense. I kept wondering why SM would do a song with a house thumping techno group. Now I see, she didn't. She did this. Everything else is remix rot.
Give me release Witness me I am outside Give me peace Heaven holds a sense of wonder And I wanted to believe that I’d get caught up When the rage in me subsides Passion Chokes the flower Until she cries no more Possessing all the beauty Hungry still for more Heaven holds a sense of wonder And I wanted to believe that I’d get caught up When the rage in me subsides In this white wave I am sinking In this silence In this white wave… In this silence… I believe I can’t help this longing… Comfort me I can’t hold it all in… If you won’t let me… Heaven holds a sense of wonder And I wanted to believe that I’d get caught up When the rage in me subsides In this white wave I am sinking In this silence In this white wave… In this silence… I believe I have seen you… In this white wave You are silent You are breathing In this white wave… I am free
I've been listening to trance remixes of this song since 2000, and it's given me chills each and every time I hear it. I figured it was finally time to look up the original, and I'm glad I did. This is amazing.
I first heard this song in Tulsa Oklahoma at 14… the year was 1999. I snuck out of the house a lot at this age and had met a couple of cool older goth guys who got me into a *spooky* night at a club… don’t even ask me how or why I was 14 hanging out with men old enough to get into clubs, well hell, why they were hanging out with me, but this song and that night were what made me fall in love with goth culture which then later introduced me to punk and indie… it really opened my eyes to all types of counterculture in general and I am forever thankful for that experience.
Just happened to stumble on this after hearing it on the "Sarah McLachlan" channel on Pandora. Holy cow...what a great song! When I heard the start of the song, I thought it was going to be something by Loreena McKennitt (who is terrific!). But I was glad to find out it was Sarah since it just adds another great song to her work! Just saw her about two weeks ago...great concert!
Discovered this song on my dance hits station on my satellite and have been hooked since. Her voice is beautiful and so melodic. Bone chilling melodic to boot.
Gloria in excelsis Deo et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis. Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te, glorificamus te, gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam, Domine Deus, Rex caelestis, Deus Pater omnípotens. Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe, Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis; qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis. Quoniam tu solus Sanctus, tu solus Dominus, tu solus Altissimus, Jesu Christe, cum Sancto Spiritu: in gloria Dei Patris. Amen
There is something I like to do where I imagine a song being sung to me by God (or heaven, or angels or whatever you believe in) or I am singing it to God. This song works both ways.
First time I heard this song I was probably 11 or 12 years old in the early 2000s through one of those compilation CDs we could find nearly everywhere back then (it was another time, for sure). Point is: I was hooked on this song for YEARS during my teens and then, for whatever reason, I forgot this song existed (!) and never heard it again until now (thanks UA-cam!). I can clearly understand why I loved this song so much during those times... Sounds beautiful to me as it sounded back then. ❤
The places this song takes me back to. Some of the best moments of my life. Where prices of me healed in spiritual journeys with MDMA, my closest fiends, glowing lights and cuddles as we talked about the expansion of life and our future dreams. Some of us made it… most of us did not. But this song brings us all back together-if only in my, mind-as I explore the room with my eyes closed as the song takes me right back to that blue velvet couch in apartment 13.
Hey, I already have been in love with Delerium since 2013!! Yet, I have been in love with Ms. Sarah Mclachlan ever since 1995, and she and her angelic voice was a perfect addition to this song!!♥♥♥
Trance anthems aside, there's nothing uplifting about this song at all. But common folk will always just notice a beat, a melody or some out-of-context lyrical snippets.
This is one of those songs that will always remind me of a certain time. I first heard this in the Summer of 2017 about the same time as Hurricane Irma was getting ready to hit us here in Florida. It was a stressful time as we were doing all the storm prep just after I'd started a new teaching job. I was also reading the book Afterlife by Marcus Sakey and it makes me think of that story, too.
Yeah, man. This reminds me of a certain time too. I first heard this in 1997. My friend had bought this album for his sister mistakenly, thinking it was something else. She didn't like it, but we loved it. I remember hearing the remixes at raves years later, super high on ecstasy. This song just makes me mourn for the death of the past. So much was different then. So much the same, but so much different, all the same.
Like time travel. So tranquil and beautiful! Thank you for the video and to everyone reading comments may your life be beautiful and filled with love and happiness! Love and light from the 🇺🇸! 💜🙏💜
This song is fucking eternal ! I was listening to it 15 years ago with such passion, and I am still listening to it with such passion too, sometimes for hours ... I'd love to see some Live version of this one, not some Tiesto or Airscape bad remix :-P
Interpretation: I have to wonder whether a lot of people have heard the original version of this song from the album, "Karma". Since there have been at least 10 dance/trance remixes in the last 13 years, I think the original has gotten lost in the shuffle a bit. The original version of the song is MUCH darker than any of the remixes (save maybe Fade's Sanctuary mix, which was, I believe, the first remix ever done of this song). Taken in the context of a club remix, the track loses a lot of its darkness, bleakness, despair and rage. The themes seem a little less depressing when the vox and lyrics are set to an upbeat, faster tempo remix. I believe there are only two remixes (again, Fade's Sanctuary mix, and Above & Beyond's 21st Century) that give even the slightest nod to the gorgeous cathedral choirs and gregorian chant from the original song, which are a very significant part of the reason I love this song so much. Don't get me wrong, I think some of the remixes of "Silence" have been absolutely brilliant, but for me, all of them seem to lack depth, particularly some of the more recent ones like the Lissat & Voltaxx remix and the Niels van Gogh mix. Even the Tiesto (who I am a huge fan of) remix is at times loud and obnoxious. I'll give him credit though, I think he captured a lot of the darkness of the original, but in also trying to capture the power, he used volume rather than letting Sarah McLachlan's voice do the work. As I said, I think the Sanctuary mix by Fade is probably the best mix of all that have been done. Now, as far as meaning goes, if you take the song in the context of the original, I think the themes are extremely sinister. For a long time, I interpreted them as having to do with drugs, and I still believe they can be looked at that way, but the more I really pay attention, I am really coming to think that the song is about severe depression and suicide, and the desperation of just simply needing to be SEEN for who and what we really are, instead of the masks we hide behind that conceal our deepest fears and bleakest feelings. I lost my father-in-law to suicide earlier this year, and I think that may have been the catalyst that changed my perspective about this song. The lyrics are so sad, so desperate, begging for a release from the pain of living- whether that means actual physical death, or some kind of way to just release all the building pressure and darkness within. I think the character Sarah McLachlan is singing from has reached a crossroads: she can no longer deal with what's going on in her mind, so she has two choices: Reaching out for help, whether that's from her idea of God, or simply from another person. The alternative for her is ending her own life. I think we've all been where she is at one point or another in our lives, when we have this internal dialogue going on with the universe, or God, or simply ourselves...desperately pleading for things to change, one way or another. ----------------------- "Give me release; Witness me; I am outside; Give me peace." She wants nothing more than to be released from the hell of her own brain. She's outside of herself looking in, the sole being in her dark world. She feels invisible, and is begging for someone to see her (Witness me). "Passion choke the flower; 'Til she cries no more; Possessing all the beauty; Hungry still for more." The first stanza in this verse (Passion choke the flower; 'til she cries no more) suggests that she has used sex or other forms of superficial human contact to fill the void inside herself, and as a means to quiet the screaming in her head. She has lived her life always striving to be loved and accepted, making herself beautiful on the outside, but as beautiful as the mask she wears is, she is crumbling and disintegrating inside. "Heaven holds a sense of wonder; And I wanted to believe that I'd get caught up When the rage in me subsides." To me this suggests she has been trying so hard to live up to some unattainable ideal that she's never experienced (heaven), and she's always thought she'd get there if she could be strong and overcome the darkness that swirls around in her brain. "Heaven" could also suggest the lure of death; to be free from the pain. "I can't help this longing; Comfort me; I can't hold it all in; If you won't let me." She's screaming for help. She's longing for death, and wants nothing more than for someone to just SEE her, and recognize what she's going through. She's never told anyone about the darkness, and has always been able to hide it so well, but she knows if someone actually SAW her, and was able to make her open up just a little bit, there's no way she'd ever be able to keep it all bottled up inside anymore and feel like she has to continue to deal with it alone. It would be like opening a flood gate, but in order to do that, she needs someone to pull the pin and open the door. "In this white wave, I am sinking, in this silence; In this white wave, in this silence I believe; I have seen you, in this white wave, you are silent; You are breathing, in this white wave I am free." In the end, I believe she has chosen death. I think the 'white wave' represents death itself. She's letting it wash over her and she is finally set free from her pain. In death, she finally catches a glimpse of the person she desperately wanted to become: happy, at peace, and living the life she always wanted. That image of herself has finally appeared. She has accepted that the fight is over, and she's finally laid down her sword and is succumbing to the only thing she knows will give her the peace she could never find anywhere else
the fact that you can recall her name even after this many years since her last album means she's NOT UNDERRATED, you've only just discovered her so to YOU she is underrated, to the rest of us she is a Musical Goddess forever in our hearts. catch up can't you?
Yeah, going back to her stuff, this woman can SING. It's a shame that the ASCPA commercials featuring Angel kind of turned her image as "the chick with the sad puppy music".
Never heard this version of Silence before, in my opinion it's the best I've heard yet. It was always a song to touch the heart, this goes further and touches the soul. Thank you so much for sharing.
I bought this CD by mistake back in 1997... It was a great mistake. This album have my heart sealed since that day. I don't have favorites I love all the songs.
20 yrs later I'm somehow a functional and successful adult in my late 30s, but this song still takes me back to some gloriously misspent late nights. those of you who are that age right now: ignore those who tell you you're wasting time having fun. none of that derailed my life in the long run, and it made for some unforgettable memories. i wouldn't take a minute of it back.
❤
20 years?!?!? it was like yesterday when it was new, but 41 now and still stuck in this area
Yes!! U speak the truth and I’m 39! Lol
Oh heck yeah!! 👍 42 here!
The techno version is the BEST
Sarah's vocals in this song have to be one of the greatest in history. Mezmerizing
This was, to my mind, her last great hurrah. Gorgeous song.
it is. I love Allison Moyet, Ann Wilson and Stevie Nicks, however Sarah McLachlan is GAME OVER.
I found this song on a Seven Lions mix and was blown away
Im Catholic...I thought this song was Immaculate! Sarah should have been invited to the Jubilee!
She is Incredible and this song does her voice justice.
Why can't we have music like this again? Music you can feel in your soul and feel something
Someone doesn't want humanity at peace and happy.... because it does make a huge difference...this music!
Music that CAN reach your SOUL , can NEVER be beaten ! It is what MAKES you fell , live & remember life . One of the vary FEW things as a human we CAN make in our vary short lives .
Very simple, because music is all about emotions and understanding the rythm but today's generation is obsessed with digital life and not witnessing real life with people and places. Kids now a days are just mehanical. To learn emotions and reaching new heights one must go out is real world. Digital maniacs cannot give birth to bethoven or Mozart. So they cannot produce good music.
It's, actually YOU'RE spirit; your soul-matrix is your incarnations or lack-there-of(emotions are you, your spirit in physical form; innocent always at the front of the line, except for now; all ignorant alive for their 1-4th only incarnations, to earn their seat.
If, you believe it the other way around, you lack emotions at the expense of: chasing, "soul-growth(chasing falsified items, within your cart[hEart])".
where the F is music like this! enigma, conjure 1, sleepthief and this!
Absolutely beautiful. Delirium and Enigma have been musical magic for me for over 30 years for one and about 25 for the other. :)
I absolutely hear you! I have all the albums of both and could listen to them all day!
But then there is that power comes after.... His name is yaweh.
@carolinewatts2117 you mean dyeus pitar
A very dear friend of mine for the last 23 years passed away this afternoon after a long and grueling battle with cancer. This song was very special to both of us. I'd like to think the same feeling of heavenly release expressed so well in this song washed over him as he was finally lifted free of his terrible pain. Bless you, my loyal and precious friend, Steve.
My best friend for 30 yrs passed away from a drug overdose last year and this song was so special to both of us. Along with the movie "Broken Down Palace." That was us. R.I.P. J.K.
I'm sorry for your loss. I know how you feel.
I'm sorry for Your loss. Sounds like You were a loyal, truly Loving real friend. May his Soul be of heavenly Love,& yours know Peace.
@ブルーノBruno 💗
Im sitting here listening to this song and i myself have suspected cancer . ill not know untill march , in Gods hands now . R.I.P
Delerium is an ambient electronic musical duo that formed in 1987, originally as a side project of the influential industrial music act Front Line Assembly. Throughout the band’s history, their musical style has encompassed a broad range, including dark ethereal ambient trance, voiceless industrial soundscapes, and electronic pop music. They are best known for their worldwide hit "Silence". Delerium has traditionally been a two-person project, but the only constant member throughout its history has been Bill Leeb. Leeb was a guest musician and early supporter of industrial dance pioneers Skinny Puppy, but after he left in 1986 he went on to create his own project, Front Line Assembly with collaborator Michael Balch. Later, the two worked on the side project Delerium and released their first album, Faces, Forms & Illusions.
Is that you Bill? Lol
Rock my world --- really dude ? Umm NOo. -- INSTEAD listen to “ sadness “ by ENIGMA. you sure talk A LOT …
@@nvoid2597 oh. God. I’m LOVING YOUR COMMENT !!!
Thank you for educating me on this music. One of my favorites
Cathartic and releasing. Sarah Mclachlan has a gentle strength and depth to her singing. As does Tori Amos.
All other versions bow down immediately.
Praises
i prefer the DJ Tatana - silence version.
No There is a better superior mix of SILENCE......
PAUL O.........
Above And Beyond 21st Century is an equal to this, it depends on taste
The original is still the greatest!
I listen to this song and am haunted by my youth which I’ve been mourning for the last five years... Holy fuck, the memories. Words can’t describe my love for this song.
Thumbs up if this one never gets old
Man my mom put me on this lol
2019 represent, lol
sebastianconcept, exceptional tune
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THIS MY BRUDDA IS A TRUE FACT OF LIFE
Absolute masterpiece. Sarah's voice is pure heaven.
This is probably my favourite version of silence.
Jasmine kittykat This is the original version
Yash Chauhan Yes I know.I have the original on the Karma album I bought back in the 90s.Excellent album btw.
Yes !
beautiful! fell in love with this first time I heard this song!
for me too!!!
TOTALLY forgot about this MASTERPIECE!!! STILL get chills after all these years!!!
Same!! Walked into a gas station about 30 mins ago and this masterpiece was playing.. immediate chills all over, grabbed my phone to look for it and been blasting it for like 15 mins.. 💕💫✨
I heard this as a kid watching “broke down palace” with my mom, it has always been special to me ❤️
Yooo, same here, just watched that movie and then came right here to listen to it again.
Omg that movie!! Wow!! I think she had a roach in her ear that was making her delirious or something when this song was on
Boy, me too!! I go to another place & can listen over and over for hours ... mesmerizing
I love that movie💜
Brings me back to high school
@@christanapitupulu2432 my worst nightmare
SOOOOOOO 90's, and loving it, listening to Enigma next.
This SM song is very Enigma- like! I was just thinking the same thing! I love both of them.
Sooo happy that her adoptive parents recognised her talent and helped her develop it.
This is the best version ever, totally relaxing
Most angelic voice ever. God gave her one of the best gifts. Helps people hear her voice thru tough times. Hope u know Sarah. Thank you!😊
'Karma' chose the best voice ever for her album!
My wife and I spent some time in redruth england when we where both 20 yrs old and we first heard this song and it was pure magic. She tragically was taken in a car accident.This song holds a very special place as it brings back the smile I once shared.
Joshua, my heart goes out to you. God Bless. As I enjoy this music it gives me peace of mind.
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My heart hurts for you. I lost my brother this way. I cannot imagine losing my wife. May the Lord's be gracious to you. May His favor be upon you and may He bring you peace.
So sorry for your loss🙏
My prayers for you and your beloved wife but as this song 🎶 implies heaven
The PROMISE MARY & CHRIST you will meet again
This song transports me to a different reality. Wonderful.
Trackstar2211 me too
Trackstar2211 your off the hook
Me too
Just close your eyes find a time, a place you heard this, go back and revisit it.
I recommend the book (sci-fi) "House of Suns" - Alaistair Reynolds (also in ebook format) and be prepared to be transported to a whole different reality.
Sarah's voice is timeless...Always loved this song!
As incredible as Sarah is on this track, let's not forget the incredible vocals behind hers. Whoever is responsible for matching these voices together is why we're all here.
its all her
Agreed
@Robin Visser Except the Gregorian chants ;-)
2:33 is THAT what we're all after?? Jump out of that 6:34 box, sir, and fly.
Because, you can.
The song was composed by Bill Leeb, the frontman for Front Line Assembly. Delerium is his side project.
gothicbankerchick , that blows my mind, as I'm a fan! Thanks!
Rhys Fulber and many others helped a lot.
I've been listening to this song on endless loop for two days.
Me too! Back after a 15-20 year absence!
It's OK. We've all done it lol
It's that good!
Brokedown Palace!
Mike L I am on my third copy of this movie
Such a good movie!
I didn't realize this song came from that long ago
That's the reason I am here.
@@carverriconstantine2087 I don't believe I have ever met you or corresponded with you.
Эта песня действует на меня каким-то волшебным образом, периодически возвращает меня на двадцать лет назад, сейчас такие шедевры не творят❤😊
I don't know how I found this song but I'm glad I did.
Broke down palace?
Yes, that is how i know this song from Brokedown Palace. I bought the soundtrack after seeing this great movie.
Taylor obrien I've actually never seen that movie.
Great song, great movie :))
Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber are so god damn talented, Sarah really puts the cherry on top
I love playing this back to back with some particularly harsh FLA and watching people's brain's short circuit.
@@TJDious I know, my ex-boyfriend had just purchased Mythologie, so I dropped this lovely number from FLA ua-cam.com/video/D_iFNgWFa-0/v-deo.html I was like, it's the same two guys! I think that video stayed on for all of a 45 seconds before I was told to take it off.
Other songs from Karma feature Jacqui Hunt, Camille Henderson, and Kristy Thirsk. All are wonderful. Sigh.
2022 Still this song gives me the solace I need . Remember when my son was born only way to calm him down and make him fall asleep is playing this song. Her haunting voice keeps me and him sane!
This a favourite of mine & my brother who died Sep't 2015. It was silence we played When friend's, my son & nephew carried his coffin...I knew he was going to a better place as he suffered for too many yrs. Australia Melbourne.
That just took me back to the best years of my life. At least for a short few minutes, I can transport myself there. ❤❤❤ song is definitely timeless.
Here to take you back with me again my friend 🥰💖💫
I remember drinking whiskey, and a bottle of robutussin back in 2002 and listening to Sarah M all night…most reckless and serene night I have ever had.
I’m 26 years old and remember driving to universal studios with my mom when I was about 7 years old. This was her favorite song and will always be a good memory of her when I listen to it.
I mean that we listened to this song on our drive. But to add to that, I have never forgotten this song. It’s not only beautiful but it also brings me back to being a kid when everything was simple for me. It brings me the comfort that my mom was gave me.
I always get goosebumps when i hear this song! It's a masterpiece
Rosalynn Ushry, Ditto. The first time I heard it, and right now. Excellent song. Can anything today come close to this? I don’t think 🤔 so
@@juliocaesaralcaraz9891 It is a masterpiece
Carrie, well said. A masterpiece indeed. Enjoy 😉
This song, deliverance and lyrics, is initiation poetry. Specifically, it is a Graal work, a song of rescue, from the mundane and material world. It was her last, great work.
@@carrie8541 àaaà!
This.
This is the very best version of this song. It is my anthem. I'm 61 and I don't give a shit.
My god, I miss my younger self.
Tell me about it
Replying and you are a year older. I'm 60 and the worst pain I experience now is oh sooooo longing for my youth. My beauty, my health, the clean slate before me. So I shut that shit down, turn on the music and feel it and i begin to move.
@@kathymyers7279 Nostalgia is such an intense and inexplicable emotion; beyond one word. This album was created and produced by two of my favorite industrial artists, never expected that they would do this, but it still transports my heart today and shows me why I strive to be a better creator.
@@trlebj indeed
Kathy Myers ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I totally agree, the original is FAR better than any remix when it comes to this song. You just can't mess with PERFECTION! I am a huge fan of Delerium, and this album in particular is one of my all time favorites. Not a bad song on it... This is the song that initially sold me the record over 13 years ago....
Delirium is an amazing artist and should be proud of this creation, Sarah really does suit this song on karma album 🙂
I've had this song stuck in my head for days. I needed the sweet release of Sarah's vocals. ❤
Sarah has a beautiful voice
The haunting seductive voice of Sarah Mclachlan.....
This song frees my soul from the restraints of my human form, beautiful......
It’s still a beautiful song after all these years.
A family friend that passed away from AIDS gave me a remix album with this song when I was a kid. This song takes me back, now a days and reminds me of them.
This cd is a masterpiece. a classic.
Excelente album
This makes so much more sense. I kept wondering why SM would do a song with a house thumping techno group. Now I see, she didn't. She did this. Everything else is remix rot.
Give me release
Witness me
I am outside
Give me peace
Heaven holds a sense of wonder
And I wanted to believe that I’d get caught up
When the rage in me subsides
Passion
Chokes the flower
Until she cries no more
Possessing all the beauty
Hungry still for more
Heaven holds a sense of wonder
And I wanted to believe that I’d get caught up
When the rage in me subsides
In this white wave
I am sinking
In this silence
In this white wave…
In this silence…
I believe I can’t help this longing…
Comfort me I can’t hold it all in…
If you won’t let me…
Heaven holds a sense of wonder
And I wanted to believe that I’d get caught up
When the rage in me subsides
In this white wave
I am sinking
In this silence
In this white wave…
In this silence…
I believe I have seen you…
In this white wave
You are silent
You are breathing
In this white wave…
I am free
Morgana Rose , thank you so much!
Why thank you!
Been listening for years & never knew the exact lyrics!
Mmm
☀️☀️☀️
Thank you
Still very, very, very much a favorite. I remember when it was first released. And this just makes it better. Ill never not jam this song.
I've been listening to trance remixes of this song since 2000, and it's given me chills each and every time I hear it. I figured it was finally time to look up the original, and I'm glad I did. This is amazing.
Delirium w/o a doubt knew who would be the perfect vocal for Silence. Timeless.
I first heard this song in Tulsa Oklahoma at 14… the year was 1999. I snuck out of the house a lot at this age and had met a couple of cool older goth guys who got me into a *spooky* night at a club… don’t even ask me how or why I was 14 hanging out with men old enough to get into clubs, well hell, why they were hanging out with me, but this song and that night were what made me fall in love with goth culture which then later introduced me to punk and indie… it really opened my eyes to all types of counterculture in general and I am forever thankful for that experience.
Original version is so much better than remixes.
I get transported to another place and time.. so tranquil. Could listen for hours over and over.. absolutely beautiful
Just happened to stumble on this after hearing it on the "Sarah McLachlan" channel on Pandora. Holy cow...what a great song! When I heard the start of the song, I thought it was going to be something by Loreena McKennitt (who is terrific!). But I was glad to find out it was Sarah since it just adds another great song to her work! Just saw her about two weeks ago...great concert!
You bet !
Discovered this song on my dance hits station on my satellite and have been hooked since. Her voice is beautiful and so melodic. Bone chilling melodic to boot.
So many remixes of this awesome song, and yet I will never get sick of listening to every one of them. Sarah is awesome.
Here in 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Stay safe and healthy everyone ♥
The same to you, and enjoy SILENCE by Delerium.
You too
Same x
@burteriksson If that happens,
who will find a cure for
Coronavirus.
Stay safe and enjoy the silence, my friend ❤️
A song written from the heart and soul....it will remain timeless.
Decades later still the best song ever recorded
Still loving this in 2018......timeless
Still a genius track eleven years down the line , I used to listen to this on repeat .
Consider, that there are different realities, and in some, 'karma' ... is what is necessary, and is not, a 'punishment'. Beautiful!
the way she sings anything, make me know angels are amongst his
Such a fundamental song from the time when "New Age" was a thing. Timeless truly.
Gorgeous song. Sarah's pipes are simply unreal.
I thought I was the only one listening to this masterpiece ❤
Love this song ever since the 90's.. brings me right to a relaxed/mediative state 🧘🏼♀️
Yessss! I've been looking for this for 15 years!! 👍💕
This song has helped me through more emotional times than I care to remember!!
uppanadam74 The same!!!
Still one of my favourite songs of ALL time.
And here we are in 2019! Love this song 😍 I have loved Sarah since the 90s! 😎🎼❤️
I want this song played at my funeral.
This song does what it says....gives me peace and comfort especially right before bed. Though I could listen to it all day.
I just did!
Did you like it?
I've been listening to it a lot lately. I love it. "I can't help this longing..."
Gloria in excelsis Deo
et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis.
Laudamus te,
benedicimus te,
adoramus te,
glorificamus te,
gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam,
Domine Deus, Rex caelestis,
Deus Pater omnípotens.
Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe,
Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris,
qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis;
qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram.
Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis.
Quoniam tu solus Sanctus, tu solus Dominus, tu solus Altissimus,
Jesu Christe, cum Sancto Spiritu: in gloria Dei Patris. Amen
Excellent Santiago. I’m having a Latin Mass at my funeral. But why people ask? Once you hear it, you won’t ever forget it. Peace. Paz
Ahhhhhh Sarah. Perfection.
This is a special song and music group 😊
There is something I like to do where I imagine a song being sung to me by God (or heaven, or angels or whatever you believe in) or I am singing it to God. This song works both ways.
First time I heard this song I was probably 11 or 12 years old in the early 2000s through one of those compilation CDs we could find nearly everywhere back then (it was another time, for sure). Point is: I was hooked on this song for YEARS during my teens and then, for whatever reason, I forgot this song existed (!) and never heard it again until now (thanks UA-cam!). I can clearly understand why I loved this song so much during those times... Sounds beautiful to me as it sounded back then. ❤
The places this song takes me back to. Some of the best moments of my life. Where prices of me healed in spiritual journeys with MDMA, my closest fiends, glowing lights and cuddles as we talked about the expansion of life and our future dreams. Some of us made it… most of us did not. But this song brings us all back together-if only in my,
mind-as I explore the room with my eyes closed as the song takes me right back to that blue velvet couch in apartment 13.
This reminds of the movie Brokedown Palace. I will never forget that movie. So good!!!
OMG This song goes under your skin - such a great song and an overwhelming performance
He buscado ésta canción por días, ¡¡¡por fin la encontré!!! Adoro ese canto gregoriano combinado con esa guitarra flamenca es hermosamente etéreo...
Вступление просто шикарное! ❤
Sarah McLachlan is beautiful, has a beautiful voice so this was a natural fit with Delerium's music.
This song has no age. None, whatsoever. You can play it at any time, anywhere, it will always be like: WOW! What the f@ck is that?!
I dunno it sounds pretty 90s to me, but that is not a bad thing at ALL. Sarah completely makes this song amazing.
Hey, I already have been in love with Delerium since 2013!! Yet, I have been in love with Ms. Sarah Mclachlan ever since 1995, and she and her angelic voice was a perfect addition to this song!!♥♥♥
I asked for this to be played at my best friends funeral, he loved this song. R I P Alan Martin.
The first time I ever visited Thailand I played this on earphones with my iPod and it was supernatural!!
If you ever get the chance to visit that magic place Thailand, don’t miss it! It’s awesome. This song makes you feel it.
Feels like going to some other dimension (in a good way).
ANYONE UPLIFTED in 2018? This is the original version....Delirium. Period!
2019
Trance anthems aside, there's nothing uplifting about this song at all. But common folk will always just notice a beat, a melody or some out-of-context lyrical snippets.
This is one of those songs that will always remind me of a certain time. I first heard this in the Summer of 2017 about the same time as Hurricane Irma was getting ready to hit us here in Florida. It was a stressful time as we were doing all the storm prep just after I'd started a new teaching job. I was also reading the book Afterlife by Marcus Sakey and it makes me think of that story, too.
Yeah, man. This reminds me of a certain time too. I first heard this in 1997. My friend had bought this album for his sister mistakenly, thinking it was something else. She didn't like it, but we loved it. I remember hearing the remixes at raves years later, super high on ecstasy. This song just makes me mourn for the death of the past. So much was different then. So much the same, but so much different, all the same.
Like time travel. So tranquil and beautiful! Thank you for the video and to everyone reading comments may your life be beautiful and filled with love and happiness! Love and light from the 🇺🇸! 💜🙏💜
She sings with class
This song is fucking eternal ! I was listening to it 15 years ago with such passion, and I am still listening to it with such passion too, sometimes for hours ... I'd love to see some Live version of this one, not some Tiesto or Airscape bad remix :-P
+thanouz Totally agree!!! I was just thinking about this, when I first heard this song 15 years ago! :)
+Eva Pap yes :-) so fucking great
+thanouz There is a live version.
+Michael Kimble Where is it ? because i couldn't find it (or a good one, because i know one but the quality is very bad)
I wouldn't mind seeing Sarah do something with Lindsey Stirling even, that would be amazing IMHO.
Interpretation:
I have to wonder whether a lot of people have heard the original version of this song from the album, "Karma". Since there have been at least 10 dance/trance remixes in the last 13 years, I think the original has gotten lost in the shuffle a bit.
The original version of the song is MUCH darker than any of the remixes (save maybe Fade's Sanctuary mix, which was, I believe, the first remix ever done of this song).
Taken in the context of a club remix, the track loses a lot of its darkness, bleakness, despair and rage. The themes seem a little less depressing when the vox and lyrics are set to an upbeat, faster tempo remix. I believe there are only two remixes (again, Fade's Sanctuary mix, and Above & Beyond's 21st Century) that give even the slightest nod to the gorgeous cathedral choirs and gregorian chant from the original song, which are a very significant part of the reason I love this song so much.
Don't get me wrong, I think some of the remixes of "Silence" have been absolutely brilliant, but for me, all of them seem to lack depth, particularly some of the more recent ones like the Lissat & Voltaxx remix and the Niels van Gogh mix. Even the Tiesto (who I am a huge fan of) remix is at times loud and obnoxious. I'll give him credit though, I think he captured a lot of the darkness of the original, but in also trying to capture the power, he used volume rather than letting Sarah McLachlan's voice do the work. As I said, I think the Sanctuary mix by Fade is probably the best mix of all that have been done.
Now, as far as meaning goes, if you take the song in the context of the original, I think the themes are extremely sinister. For a long time, I interpreted them as having to do with drugs, and I still believe they can be looked at that way, but the more I really pay attention, I am really coming to think that the song is about severe depression and suicide, and the desperation of just simply needing to be SEEN for who and what we really are, instead of the masks we hide behind that conceal our deepest fears and bleakest feelings. I lost my father-in-law to suicide earlier this year, and I think that may have been the catalyst that changed my perspective about this song. The lyrics are so sad, so desperate, begging for a release from the pain of living- whether that means actual physical death, or some kind of way to just release all the building pressure and darkness within. I think the character Sarah McLachlan is singing from has reached a crossroads: she can no longer deal with what's going on in her mind, so she has two choices: Reaching out for help, whether that's from her idea of God, or simply from another person. The alternative for her is ending her own life. I think we've all been where she is at one point or another in our lives, when we have this internal dialogue going on with the universe, or God, or simply ourselves...desperately pleading for things to change, one way or another.
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"Give me release;
Witness me;
I am outside;
Give me peace."
She wants nothing more than to be released from the hell of her own brain. She's outside of herself looking in, the sole being in her dark world. She feels invisible, and is begging for someone to see her (Witness me).
"Passion choke the flower;
'Til she cries no more;
Possessing all the beauty;
Hungry still for more."
The first stanza in this verse (Passion choke the flower; 'til she cries no more) suggests that she has used sex or other forms of superficial human contact to fill the void inside herself, and as a means to quiet the screaming in her head. She has lived her life always striving to be loved and accepted, making herself beautiful on the outside, but as beautiful as the mask she wears is, she is crumbling and disintegrating inside.
"Heaven holds a sense of wonder;
And I wanted to believe that I'd get caught up
When the rage in me subsides."
To me this suggests she has been trying so hard to live up to some unattainable ideal that she's never experienced (heaven), and she's always thought she'd get there if she could be strong and overcome the darkness that swirls around in her brain. "Heaven" could also suggest the lure of death; to be free from the pain.
"I can't help this longing;
Comfort me;
I can't hold it all in;
If you won't let me."
She's screaming for help. She's longing for death, and wants nothing more than for someone to just SEE her, and recognize what she's going through. She's never told anyone about the darkness, and has always been able to hide it so well, but she knows if someone actually SAW her, and was able to make her open up just a little bit, there's no way she'd ever be able to keep it all bottled up inside anymore and feel like she has to continue to deal with it alone. It would be like opening a flood gate, but in order to do that, she needs someone to pull the pin and open the door.
"In this white wave, I am sinking, in this silence;
In this white wave, in this silence I believe;
I have seen you, in this white wave, you are silent;
You are breathing, in this white wave I am free."
In the end, I believe she has chosen death. I think the 'white wave' represents death itself. She's letting it wash over her and she is finally set free from her pain. In death, she finally catches a glimpse of the person she desperately wanted to become: happy, at peace, and living the life she always wanted. That image of herself has finally appeared. She has accepted that the fight is over, and she's finally laid down her sword and is succumbing to the only thing she knows will give her the peace she could never find anywhere else
Sarah McLachlan has the most underrated voice in the history of music industry.
the fact that you can recall her name even after this many years since her last album means she's NOT UNDERRATED, you've only just discovered her so to YOU she is underrated, to the rest of us she is a Musical Goddess forever in our hearts. catch up can't you?
Yeah, going back to her stuff, this woman can SING. It's a shame that the ASCPA commercials featuring Angel kind of turned her image as "the chick with the sad puppy music".
I dedicate this song to my beautiful sinead O'connor revolutionary and beautiful soul... Now she is with him. Now rest.
Never heard this version of Silence before, in my opinion it's the best I've heard yet. It was always a song to touch the heart, this goes further and touches the soul. Thank you so much for sharing.
Of course it's the best. The originals *usually* are.
I bought this CD by mistake back in 1997... It was a great mistake. This album have my heart sealed since that day. I don't have favorites I love all the songs.
This is like going to church on whole new level. Simultaneously delicate and powerful. Haunting lead by Sarah M seems born to be. Thank you for this.
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